Lego Masters (Australian season 3)
# Lego Masters (Australian season 3)

The third season of Australian reality television series Lego Masters premiered on the Nine Network on 19 April 2021. Hamish Blake returned as host along with Ryan "The Brickman" McNaught as judge.

## Production

Auditions for the third season opened in May 2020 asking for applicants 15 years old and above. In early September 2020, it was confirmed the third season would begin filming on Monday, October 5 at Melbourne Showgrounds. On 16 September 2020, the third season was officially confirmed at Nine's 2021 upfronts.

## Teams

| Team | Ages | Relationship/ Occupation | Status |
| - | - | - | - |
| David & Gus | 41 & 36 | Project manager & engineer | Winners |
| Owen & Scott | 26 & 26 | Best Friends | Runners-Up |
| Ryan & Gabby | 42 & 39 | Primary School teacher & occupational therapist | Eliminated (Challenge 7) Returned (Challenge 8) Third Place |
| Sarah & Fleur | 45 & 43 | Mums | Eliminated (Challenge 13) |
| Harrison & Michael | 26 & 25 | PhD candidate & physiotherapist | Eliminated (Challenge 12) |
| Anthony & Jess | 20 & 30 | Hotel concierge & science communicator | Eliminated (Challenge 6) Returned (Challenge 8) Eliminated (Challenge 10) |
| Amy & Dawei | 33 & 33 | Content creator & auditor/wedding photographer | Eliminated (Challenge 4 & 8) |
| Atlanta & Jeff | 25 & 28 | Luxury dice consultant & enthusiastic geek | Eliminated (Challenge 3 & 8) |

### Notes

*^1 Not all teams in the season have a relation (i.e. family or friend), some were paired together during the application process due to single applications.

## Elimination history

Teams' progress through the competition :

| Team | Challenge | Challenge | Challenge | Challenge | Challenge | Challenge | Challenge | Challenge | Challenge | Challenge | Challenge | Challenge | Challenge | Challenge |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | GF |
| David & Gus | Safe | Safe | Won | Won | Safe | Won | Won | — | Safe | Top Two | Top Two | Safe | Won | Winners |
| Owen & Scott | Top Two | Won | Immunity | Safe | Top Two | Safe | Safe | — | Won | Immunity | Won | Immunity | Top Two | Runners up |
| Ryan & Gabby | BOD | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Top Two | Eliminated | Won | Top Two | Won | Safe | Won | Safe | Third place |
| Sarah & Fleur | Won | Safe | Safe | Top Two | Safe | Safe | Immunity | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Top Two | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Harrison & Michael | Safe | Safe | Top Two | Safe | Won | Immunity | Safe | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Anthony & Jess | Safe | Top Two | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated | Won | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Amy & Dawei | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Lost | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Atlanta & Jeff | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Lost | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |

Table key :

| Advantage | Team received an advantage from Brickman |
| - | - |
| Won | Team won a challenge or the show |
| Immunity | Team is immune and safe from elimination |
| Safe | Team was safe from elimination after passing a challenge/round. |
| Eliminated | Team was eliminated from the competition |
| BOD | Team was safe but received the Brick of Doom |
| Immunity | Team used “The Platinum Brick” to avoid elimination |
| — | Results do not apply as the team was not allocated to this challenge |

## Series Details

### Challenge 1

* Airdate - 19 April 2021
* Challenge: "Stop In Your Tracks" - Each of the eight teams were tasked with creating a design of their choice in 17 hours that would cause a train to stop.
* Advantage - The winner of the challenge received "The Platinum Brick", which they can use at the end of an Elimination Challenge to receive immunity.
* The Brick of Doom - A brand new invention this season. Drawing the Brick of Doom means your team will be cursed and punished with a 5-minute delay in starting the builds. The curse can be broken by winning a challenge.

| Team | Lego Design | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Sarah & Fleur | Geisha Temple | Advantage |
| Owen & Scott | Government vs Mothership | Safe - Top two |
| Anthony & Jess | Volcano Mid-Eruption | Safe |
| Atlanta & Jeff | Cheese God | Safe |
| David & Gus | Giant Chomping Crocodile | Safe |
| Amy & Dawei | Magic Mountain | Safe |
| Harrison & Michael | Classic Theme Park | Safe |
| Ryan & Gabby | Giant Yeti | BOD |

### Challenge 2

* Airdate - 20 April 2021
* Challenge: "Castles and Cannonballs" - The teams had 8 hours to build a castle from a historical time period selected at random. Once finished, they were placed at the end of a bowling lane and smashed by a ball bowled by Hamish. The winner of the challenge received immunity from the next Elimination Challenge - no elimination in this challenge.

| Team | Lego Design | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Owen & Scott | Wizard's Castle | Challenge Winners |
| Anthony & Jess | Samurai Dojo | Safe - Top two |
| Sarah & Fleur | Spartan Warrior | Safe |
| Atlanta & Jeff | Dark Knight's Secret | Safe |
| David & Gus | Quiet Viking Village | Safe |
| Amy & Dawei | Hungry Dragon | Safe |
| Harrison & Michael | Hydra Attack | Safe |
| Ryan & Gabby | Viking's Fortress | Safe |

### Challenge 3

* Airdate - 21 April 2021
* Challenge: "Snow Globe" - Each team had 10 hours to create a design of their choice that would look beautiful inside a snow globe which had to factor in how the snow would move around the globe and add to their story. The team with the weakest design was eliminated.

| Team | Lego Design | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Owen & Scott | N/A | Immunity |
| David & Gus | Fox In First Snow | Challenge Winners |
| Harrison & Michael | Aussie Christmas | Safe - Top two |
| Sarah & Fleur | Ice Ballerina | Safe |
| Anthony & Jess | The Night Before Christmas | Safe |
| Amy & Dawei | Stuck In The Ice | Safe |
| Ryan & Gabby | Ned Kelly | Safe - Bottom two |
| Atlanta & Jeff | Stonehenge | Eliminated |

### Challenge 4

* Airdate - 25 April 2021
* Advantage Challenge: "Fantastical Beasts" - Teams were given six hours to build a creature with characteristics of two animals decided by what animals they landed on two separate chocolate wheels. The winner of the challenge received an advantage of an extra 30 minutes for the elimination challenge.
* Elimination Challenge: "Mission to Mars" - The teams were given eight hours to make a creation on a shelf for a spaceship, choosing what mankind would send to Mars. The team with the weakest design was eliminated.

| Team | Lego Design | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Advantage Challenge - “Fantastical Beasts” |||
| David & Gus | Walrus Flamingo | Advantage |
| Owen & Scott | Shark Peacock | Through to Elimination Challenge |
| Sarah & Fleur | Shark Frilled Neck Lizard | Through to Elimination Challenge |
| Anthony & Jess | Pig Flamingo | Through to Elimination Challenge |
| Amy & Dawei | Elephant Scorpion | Through to Elimination Challenge |
| Harrison & Michael | Spider Bat | Through to Elimination Challenge |
| Ryan & Gabby | Shark Flamingo | Through to Elimination Challenge |
| Elimination Challenge - “Mission to Mars” |||
| David & Gus | Fun Arcade | Challenge Winners |
| Sarah & Fleur | Mars The Musical | Safe - Top two |
| Anthony & Jess | Chocolate Factory Explosion | Safe |
| Harrison & Michael | Dogs’ Escape | Safe |
| Ryan & Gabby | Art Gallery Heist | Safe |
| Owen & Scott | Space Armoury | Safe - Bottom two |
| Amy & Dawei | Alien Jail Break | Eliminated |

### Challenge 5

* Airdate - 26 April 2021
* Challenge: "Hero's Quest" - The teams had 12 hours to build an adventure from a map section selected by 'first in best dressed'. The winner of the challenge received immunity from the next Elimination Challenge.

| Team | Lego Design | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Harrison & Michael | Jungle: Temple of the Tiger | Challenge Winners |
| Owen & Scott | Mediterranean: The Minotaur | Safe - Top two |
| David & Gus | Desert: Anubis | Safe |
| Sarah & Fleur | Frozenland: The Snow Witch | Safe |
| Anthony & Jess | Caribbean: The Kraken | Safe |
| Ryan & Gabby | Highland: Loch Ness Monster | Safe |

### Challenge 6

* Airdate - 27 April 2021
* Challenge: "Cut in Half" - Each team had 10 hours to make a creation that builds on the other half of an object already cut in half. The team with the weakest design link was eliminated.

| Team | Lego Design | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Harrison & Michael | N/A | Immunity |
| David & Gus | Original Half: Boombox Designed Half: Ka-boom box explosion | Challenge Winners |
| Ryan & Gabby | Original Half: Cash Register Designed Half: Cha-ching kitty-cash socialite | Safe - Top two |
| Owen & Scott | Original Half: Gramophone Designed Half: Tree of life love song | Safe |
| Sarah & Fleur | Original Half: Chainsaw Designed Half: Treehouse under attack | Safe - Bottom two |
| Anthony & Jess | Original Half: Telescope Designed Half: Rocket man | Eliminated |

### Challenge 7

* Airdate - 2 May 2021
* Advantage Challenge: "Will They Fly?" - Teams were given five hours to build a creation that when suspended from a helium-filled weather balloon would remain neutrally buoyant (floating) for a count of 10 seconds. The winner of the challenge received an advantage of an extra 30 minutes for the elimination challenge.
* Elimination Challenge: "Kale Scale" - The teams were given eight hours to make a creation as tall as Kale Frost from Lego Master Australia Season 1, but an extra restriction was that the creation could not be a building or a tower. The team with the weakest story elements and aesthetics in the build was eliminated.

| Team | Lego Design | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Advantage Challenge - “Will They Fly?” |||
| Ryan & Gabby | The Flying Machine | Advantage (Also removed Brick of Doom) |
| David & Gus | Pegasus | Through to Elimination Challenge |
| Harrison & Michael | Harry's Love Life | Through to Elimination Challenge |
| Sarah & Fleur | Picnic Basket | Through to Elimination Challenge |
| Owen & Scott | Astronaut | Disqualified - Failed flight challenge |
| Elimination Challenge - “Kale Scale” |||
| David & Gus | Charmed Snake | Challenge Winners |
| Sarah & Fleur | Minifig Crossing Sign | Build collapsed with 40 seconds left - used "The Platinum Brick" |
| Owen & Scott | Rocket | Safe |
| Harrison & Michael | Fisherman on a Wharf | Safe |
| Ryan & Gabby | The Fountain | Eliminated |

### Challenge 8

* Airdate - 3 May 2021
* Challenge: "Four Seasons" - Four eliminated teams return for a second chance challenge. The teams were given ten hours to create one of the four seasons at minifig scale on a giant baseplate. The two teams with the best storyline, use of technical skills and aesthetics were returned to the competition.

| Team | Lego Design | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Ryan & Gabby | Winter: Train Heist | Won |
| Anthony & Jess | Autumn: Camping Adventure | Won |
| Amy & Dawei | Spring: Phoenix | Lost |
| Atlanta & Jeff | Summer: Ice Cream Monster Attack | Lost |

### Challenge 9

* Airdate - 4 May 2021
* Challenge: "Arcade Game" - The teams had 12 hours to build an original arcade game based on a blind minifig pick. The winner of the challenge received immunity from the next Elimination Challenge.

| Team | Lego Design | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Owen & Scott | 80s Rock Star: Strum King | Challenge Winners |
| Ryan & Gabby | Space Warrior: Galaxy Girl | Safe - Top two |
| Sarah & Fleur | Zombie Cheerleader: Zombie High | Safe |
| David & Gus | Dragonboy: Dragon Warz | Safe |
| Harrison & Michael | Skatergirl: SK8 Racer | Safe |
| Anthony & Jess | Daredevil: Jump Start | Safe |

### Challenge 10

* Airdate - 9 May 2021
* Advantage Challenge: "Race" - Teams were given four hours to build a vehicle without using wheels and tyres that can race down a purpose-built track in the shortest time after several heats. The winner of the challenge received an advantage of an extra 1 hour for the next Elimination Challenge. Season 2's Trent Cucchiarelli came to provide commentary.
* Elimination Challenge: "Dream Home" - Teams were given 11 hours to build their ultimate dream house with a nightmare twist added with three hours left in the build. The team with the weakest design was eliminated.

| Team | Lego Design | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Advantage Challenge - “Race” |||
| Owen & Scott | N/A | Immunity |
| Anthony & Jess | 3 wheel dragster | Advantage |
| Ryan & Gabby | Tube racer | Safe |
| Harrison & Michael | Tank treads | Safe |
| David & Gus | Rubber tread wheels | Eliminated Heat 2 |
| Sarah & Fleur | Roundey holey wheels | Eliminated Heat 1 |
| Elimination Challenge - “Dream Home” |||
| Owen & Scott | N/A | Immunity |
| Ryan & Gabby | Dream House: Ultimate Family Retreat Nightmare: Sugar Rush Ice Cream Van | Challenge Winners |
| David & Gus | Dream House: Amazon Tree House Nightmare: Anaconda Attack | Safe - Top two |
| Sarah & Fleur | Dream House: Beverley Hills House of Art & Music Nightmare: Tax Auditor | Safe |
| Harrison & Michael | Dream House: Tiny home in a canyon Nightmare: Construction Site City | Safe - Bottom two |
| Anthony & Jess | Dream House: Seaside mansion Nightmare: Tsunami | Eliminated |

### Challenge 11

* Airdate - 10 May 2021
* Challenge: "Heroic Moment of Impact" - Teams were given 10 hours to create an action scene from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Teams have to show motion and energy without actual movement from motors or technic. Teams chose a minifig that gave a location for their diorama. Teams were given access to a secret Brick Pit and collection of Mini Fig characters for a build that needs to show a heroic moment of impact from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The winner of the challenge was given immunity for the next Elimination Challenge.

| Team | Lego Design | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Scott & Owen | Setting: Dr Strange / Sanctum Sanctorum Scene: Battle with Squid Monster | Challenge Winners |
| David & Gus | Setting: Captain America / Helicarrier Scene: Fighting Red Skull Mech Robot | Safe - Top two |
| Ryan & Gabby | Setting: Thor / Asgard Scene: Ice Demon Attack | Safe |
| Harrison & Michael | Setting: Black Panther / Wakanda Scene: Thanos Shock Wave | Safe |
| Sarah & Fleur | Setting: Iron Man / Avengers Tower Scene: Attack on the Helipad | Safe |

### Challenge 12

* Airdate - 11 May 2021
* Challenge: "House of Colour" - Teams were provided with a pre-built, identical, greyscale house which they had to bring to life with colour during a 12-hour build. The team with the least impressive story and aesthetics were eliminated.

| Team | Lego Design | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Scott & Owen | N/A | Immunity |
| Ryan & Gabby | Rainbow Paint Truck Crash | Challenge Winners |
| Sarah & Fleur | Planter Box & Rainbow Watering Can | Safe |
| David & Gus | Unicorn Stampede | Safe |
| Harrison & Michael | Mother Nature | Eliminated |

### Challenge 13

* Airdate - 16 May 2021
* Challenge: "Out on a Limb" - the four remaining teams were given 10 hours to dress an empty tree branch that was connected to a life-size LEGO tree. After the initial build, the base of the tree was opened to reveal an underground area. Teams were given 5 hours to add an underground element to their build as well as modify the branch build to suit. The team with the least impressive build were eliminated.

| Team | Lego Design | Result |
| - | - | - |
| David & Gus | Branch: Tiger in a Tree Underground: Meerkat Burrow | Challenge Winners |
| Scott & Owen | Branch: Elvish Village Underground: Spider King's Lair | Safe |
| Ryan & Gabby | Branch: Girl on a Swing Underground: Time Capsule | Safe |
| Sarah & Fleur | Branch: Queen Bee Underground: Bees Locker Room | Eliminated |

### Grand Finale

* Airdate - 17 May 2021
* Grand Finale Challenge - Over 28 hours, the remaining three teams are tasked with building something of their own choice; yet still needing to adhere to the criteria of technical skills, story-telling elements and overall aesthetic. The Team with the most votes would be crowned LEGO Masters champions and claim the $100,000 prize.
* Voting & Judgment - The 250 members of the public judged the builds, assigning their Blue Bricks (worth 1 vote) to whichever model they liked most. Completing the vote, Brickman was given a Golden Brick worth 100 votes.

| Team | Lego Design | Result |
| - | - | - |
| David & Gus | The Forest | Winners |
| Scott & Owen | Engineers vs Hippies | Runners up |
| Ryan & Gabby | The Circus | Third place |

## Ratings

| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | Total viewers | Ref(s) |
| 1 | Challenge 1 | 19 April 2021 | Monday 7:30pm | 838,000 | 5 | 187,000 | 2 | 1,025,000 | |
| 2 | Challenge 2 | 20 April 2021 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 782,000 | 5 | 152,000 | 5 | 934,000 | |
| 3 | Challenge 3 | 21 April 2021 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 766,000 | 5 | 178,000 | 2 | 944,000 | |
| 4 | Challenge 4 | 25 April 2021 | Sunday 7:00pm | 715,000 | 5 | 178,000 | 3 | 893,000 | |
| 5 | Challenge 5 | 26 April 2021 | Monday 7:30pm | 739,000 | 6 | 167,000 | 5 | 906,000 | |
| 6 | Challenge 6 | 27 April 2021 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 725,000 | 6 | 142,000 | 5 | 867,000 | |
| 7 | Challenge 7 | 2 May 2021 | Sunday 7:00pm | 811,000 | 3 | 98,000 | 3 | 909,000 | |
| 8 | Challenge 8 | 3 May 2021 | Monday 7:30pm | 796,000 | 5 | 92,000 | 5 | 888,000 | |
| 9 | Challenge 9 | 4 May 2021 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 700,000 | 5 | 88,000 | 5 | 788,000 | |
| 10 | Challenge 10 | 9 May 2021 | Sunday 7:00pm | 767,000 | 3 | 80,000 | 3 | 847,000 | |
| 11 | Challenge 11 | 10 May 2021 | Monday 7:30pm | 734,000 | 6 | 110,000 | 6 | 844,000 | |
| 12 | Challenge 12 | 11 May 2021 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 683,000 | 6 | 137,000 | 5 | 820,000 | |
| 13 | Challenge 13 | 16 May 2021 | Sunday 7:00pm | 901,000 | 3 | 63,000 | 2 | 964,000 | |
| 14 | Grand FinaleWinners Announced | 17 May 2021 | Monday 7:30pmMonday 9:00pm | 932,0001,030,000 | 62 | 89,00074,000 | 41 | 1,021,0001,104,000 | |
